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Doubt you can. 212 doesn’t have charging coils so you have to use a battery... as far as I am aware only non hemi can get swapped charging system but it’s expensive and not worth it.
 

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Just buy a cheap little SLA, run LEDs, and recharge every few hours of run time, and you’ll be golden. That’s what I did and it’s great. My pods on the front draw 1.5 amps each, and my battery is somewhere around 10 amp hours I believe. So if I’m drawing 3 amps plus a little more for my taillight, I get 2-3 hours for sure. If that isn’t enough for you, buy a bigger battery or run 2.
 

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1) remove flywheel
2) tap existing mounts for charge coil(s)
3) install charge coils
4) sourcea flywheel that is compatible with the taper of the crank (verify if you have a predator generation 1, 2, and 3). If you cannot source a flywheel that is compatible, you will need to have the taper machined.
5) source a regulator/rectifier that can handle either a single or dual phase AC input, and connect it to the coil output(s)
6) connect lights to the regulator/rectifier DC output for ground and positive.
7) install a switch between the light positive and the regulator rectifier positive output, unless you want the lights to run whenever the engine runs.

OR

spend $15 on a cheap battery. Judging from your short question, you might be the kind of person that likes to cut corners. If i were you, id just get that cheap battery and install it and get a cheap battery charger. LED lights last a long time on batteries.
 

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1) remove flywheel
2) tap existing mounts for charge coil(s)
3) install charge coils
4) sourcea flywheel that is compatible with the taper of the crank (verify if you have a predator generation 1, 2, and 3). If you cannot source a flywheel that is compatible, you will need to have the taper machined.
5) source a regulator/rectifier that can handle either a single or dual phase AC input, and connect it to the coil output(s)
6) connect lights to the regulator/rectifier DC output for ground and positive.
7) install a switch between the light positive and the regulator rectifier positive output, unless you want the lights to run whenever the engine runs.

OR

spend $15 on a cheap battery. Judging from your short question, you might be the kind of person that likes to cut corners. If i were you, id just get that cheap battery and install it and get a cheap battery charger. LED lights last a long time on batteries.

Agreed! Battery, charger and LED lights. My son can go several days between charges with this setup.
 

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I use the rechargeable headlight / flashlight off of eBay for bicycles.

You can get a 2 pack with chargers for under $20 and they are bright.

Pic of last set I bought..............( 1 battery installed already )
 

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i was just trying to make street legal go cart. thought itll be easier to put a alternator or coils on it
 

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I have seen a single wire alternator ran off a live axle to charge a car battery for the karts electric start.. worked pretty good for what it was.
 

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If your trying to make it street legal a charging system would be important...You could likely rig up a starter/generator from an old tractor or golf cart, under-drive it so it doesn't rob too much power from the engine. then you have electric start as well.

I would look into your state laws, if you haven't already. in my state your required to have a battery in case of a breakdown, that way you can run your hazards with the engine off.
 
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